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iraq

/ɪˈɹɑːk/

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What does iraq mean?

proper noun

  1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.
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proper noun

  1. (historical) An expansive medieval region of West Asia, including not only the modern territories of Iraq but also large parts of western Iran (the so-called Persian Iraq).

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪˈɹɑːk/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɪˈɹæːk//aɪˈɹæk/
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The planned tapping of huge quantities of Euphrates water has raised serious concern in the downstream riparian nations of Syria and Iraq.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
Disruptions from the bitter war with Iraq, massive corruption, mismanagement, demographic pressures, and ideological rigidities have kept economic growth at depressed levels.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
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The planned tapping of huge additional quantities of Euphrates water has raised serious concern in the downstream riparian nations of Syria and Iraq.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48